Chapter XII
Transitional provisions
98. All the works written before the date of
entry into force of this law and not published profit from the protection aimed
by the present law, provided that they did not fall into the public domain at
the date from entry into force from this law. The duration of protection aimed
by the present law will be reduced period which will have been passed until the
date of entry into force of this law.
99. Any author, producer or editor of a book
or a publication are held to send free five specimens of work mentioned to the
Ministry for the culture and the higher education.
100. Articles 137 to 180 included decree No
2385 of January 17, 1924 (as modified) and articles 722 to 729 included penal
code are repealed.
101. The present law is published with the
Official Journal and between into force two months after the date of its
publication.
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* Titrate Arab: .
Entry into force: June 14, 1999.
Source: communication of the Lebanese
authorities.
Note : translation of the international Office of
OMPI.
** Added by the international Office of OMPI.
Tables of content
Synopsis 2
Introduction 3
Section 1: Conditions of protection 5
Under section 1 : The object of protection 5
The definition has 5
B Criteria of protected work 6
1 - the existence of a creation of form 6
the form has 6
B creation 7
2 - originality of creation 8
Under section 2 : Holders of protection 8
The principle has 8
B Application to complex situations 8
1 - the work created by an employee 9
2 - the work of co-operation 9
C Exception : collective work 9
Section 2 : Effects of protection 10
Under section 1 : Rights granted to the authors 10
Paragraph 1 : Moral right 10
Character of the moral dorit has 10
1 - personal character 10
2 - perpetual character 10
3 - inalienable character 11
4 - imperceptible character 11
B Contents of the moral right 11
1 - right of disclosure 12
2 - right to paternity 12
3 - right to the respect of the integrity of work 17
4 - right of repentance or withdrawal 20
C Leaves the moral right after death 21
Paragraph 2 : Patrimonial dorits 23
I Analyze law 23
Has the characters 23
B Contents 24
1 - reproduction right 24
a- the principle 24
b- exception 25
1 - general 25
2 - original 26
2 - right of representation 27
3 - the absence of a right of continuation 28
Patrimonial C fate of the right after death 28
II infringements of the royalties to Lebanon 28
Has the economic context 28
B Legal sanctions 29
Under section 2 : Exploitation of the rights 29
Paragraph 1 : General rules 30
Has the rules of substance 30
1 - assent er capacity 31
2 - object 31
B Rules of forms 34
Paragraph 2 : Particular applications 35
The contract of edition has 36
B The contract of representation 37
C The conrtrat of audio-visual production 37
Under section 3 : Santions 38
Has the preventive measures 38
B Repairing measurements 38
C Repressive measurements 39
Conclusion 41
Index
Appendices
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